Convertible bed and divan.



B. B. ENGLANDBR.

CONVERTIBLE BED AND DIVAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.16, 1912.

1,061,956, Patented May13,1 913.

l/VVE/VTOH Benjamz'rzfi. England:

' To all whom, it may concern I UNITED srarnsfrnrnn'r onmoE BENJAMIN IB.EncLnNnnn, or new You, N. 1., Assroiioairo nnonmimn 'srnimo BEDooiurnmr, or nnooximw, NEW YORK, A conronazrron on NEW 1031:.

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Be it known that -I, BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New:York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful'Improvements in Convertible Beds and Divans, of which thefollowing is a specification. V

This invention relates to convertible beds and divans, herein designatedas divanettes,

the object .of the invention being to provide an improved convertibledivanet-te simple in its construction and operation and which can bereadily'opened without withdrawing the same from the wall against whichit may be placed, and in which pedally operated means are used forshifting the heaviest part of the structure, whereby it may be 7, as theordinary double bed or couch when opened up is wide and yet can betransformed into a double bed having the usual length of such astructure, to wit about six feet, thereby making a highly desirable article of furniture by reason of. the fact that when closed to form thedivan it takes up but about four feet lengthwise and but about two feetcrosswise thereof, while it can be opened up from the front to form asixfoot length bed without the necessity of moving the structure fromthe wall and by the expenditure of very little effort, so that thestructure as a whole, when" in the form or a divan, can be placed in aspace ofabout two by 4 feet and'have an ornamental appearance and be acomfortable article of furniture with a seat and back, and can be drawnout, when it; is desired to transform it into a bed, toward the centerof the room, which is usually unoccnpliedby furniture, to form a fullsix-foot length bed which will be entirel comfortable to sleep upon.-

. In the" rawings accompanying and forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is Specification of letters Intent; Patented May 13,1913.Application filed September 16, 1912. I Serial No. 720,474. 7

anend view of this improved divlnette when in the form of a divan; Fig.2 is end view thereof partly transformed into a bed; Fig. 3 is likewisean end vie w thereof illustrating. the structure transformed into asix-foot length bed; and Fig. i is a detail front view of one end of theswinging s'ec-* tion illustrating the sides or arms thereof in theirupright positions and by dotted lines in their folded positionsr-=Simnar characters of reference indicate 5 corresponding parts throughoutthe figures offthc drawings.

The present. improvement comprises what be designated as a stationary orseat ma and backsupportin' section 2, a sliding or middle section 3 sliing over, the stationary or back supporting section 2 a swingin front orscat section 4 and a rear or back swinging section 15. The stationarysection consists of a pair of end frames 5, each comrismg a transverseor cross member 6 havmg supporting means or 1 7. These end frames areconnected by suitable longitudir naliy extending members or side barsand braces; This section rests upon the floor and is not ordinarilmovable and therefore need not be provi ed with casters, and it forms aframe work over which the sliding or middle section 3- and the front 0!swinging section 4 rest when in the form of a 1 divan and from the topof which the sliding or middle section and the front or'seat section areshifted when the structure is transformed into a bed,and in which'posi-{ion it forms the support forthe back seclon.

The'slidi what simild fi pair of end frames 9, each consisting oftransverse or-cross members 10 and legs 11, and which end frames aresuitably connected by lengthwise extending members or side bars 12 andbraces 13. Stretched between the end frames of the sliding or middlesecor middle section 3 is sometion is a suitable spring'ld, whichima'ybe of any desired form.

Hinged to the sliding or middle section 3, at the rear thereof, is theback section 16,

comprising a frame made up of a pair of end members or bars 16 connectedat their outer ends by a longitudinally extending bar and preferably a jends by a drop form of side bar 17. This frame likewise carriesametallic fabric or y formed,- and consists "of a" aoent to their inner.

spring 18 of any suitable construction. In the present instance thefabric formin the seat and that forming the back is ma e as onecontinuous structure, whereby there is no break between the back andseat sections, thus providing a much more comfortable spring to sleepupon. The back 1s hinged to the sliding section by a pair of short links19, one at ,each end.

The back section is connected to the rear of the stationary section by apair of lmks 20, one at each end thereof, these llnks being pivotallyconnected to the ends of the back section, while the lower ends of thelinks are slotted for the reception of headed pins 21 carried by therear-leg of the stationary section, and for facllltatmg the lowering andraising of the back section suitable coil; springs 22 are provided, oneat each end, each connected to a link and to the, stationary section.

Hinged to the front of the Slldlllg or middle section 3 is the swingingfront or seat section 4, likewise comprising a pa1r of end bars 23suitably connected at their outer ends by a lengthwise extending bar,the inner ends being hinged by means of short links 24 to the outer endsof the sliding or middle section 3. This swinging section, when thestructure is in the form of a divan, rests upon the sliding or middlesection, which in turn rests upon the stationary section, so that thedivan has a highly resillent seat. Connected to each end of the swingingsection is a side or end arm 25, which arm is of an integral structureand forms the end of the structure when in the form of a divan and is ofsuch height that when the swinging front section is swung to the frontmanently attached in an of the middle section 3 the arms will rest uponthe floor and form supports or legs for the swinging front section. Inthe present instance these end or side arms are connected to upright lus 26 carried at the end of the swinging ront section, and for thispurpose each lug is provided with a pair of pins 27 out of alinement,and each end'of each arm is flattened and provided with a pair of slots28 and 29 for the reception of such pins, one of such slots, as 28,being an open ended one, whereby the arms may be folded down under thestuffed mattress when desired, as for instance when the structure is tobe shipped or stored away.

Carried by the back section 15 and front swinging section 4 when thestructure is in the form of a divan, is a three-section stufled mattressa, b and c, the sections 6 and a forming the seat of the divan'while thesection a'forms the back. The section a is persuitable manner to theback section 15, w ile the other two may be shifted on to the back whenthe latter is in' a horizontal position as in Fig. 2 and from thence onto the middle or sliding section 3 and the front or swinging section 4when the structure is in the form of a bed as in Fig. 3.

For shifting the sliding section to con vert the structure into a doublebed, and to facilitate the change thereof into a divan, pedally operatedmeans is provided, and this in the present instance comprises a rockshaft 29 extending from end to end of the stationary section andsupported by the for ward legs thereof. Connected to the ends of thisrock shaft are a pair of crank arms 30 to which is pivotally connectedat each end of the structure a lever 31, which is also ivotallyconnected to the rear leg of the siding section, as at 32, by "means ofa headed pivot 33 projecting into a slot 34 carried by the leg of thesliding sect-ion. By operating either of these pedal levers the slidingsectlon and its swinging seat section will be shifted forward togetherfrom ofi the top'of the stationary section to the front thereof, andsimultaneously the back will be carried forward with the sliding sectionand lowered to rest upon the stationary section, whereupon the two partsI) and .0 of the stuffed mattress may be thrown over upon the back partaand thereu on the swinging section may be swung rom off the top of thesliding section and on to the 5 seat section back onto the slldingsection and thereupon throwing the stuffed'sections b and c on to theseat section and operating the pedal, whereupon the back will be raisedand the seat sections returned to their position over the stationarysection in the manner shown in Fig. 1. Thus it will be observed that theheaviest part of the structure, comprising the middle or sliding section3 and the swinging front section 4, together with the two sections ofthe stuifed mat-tress thereon and the back and its section of stuifedmattress, may all be operated by means of either pedal without thenecessity of a woman bending down and manipulating these structures byhands, so that only a comparatively small part of the structure, to witthe sections 6 and c of the stufied mattress and the swinging frontsection 4, without the stuffed mattress attached thereto, need bemanipulated by the hand, and as these are light in weight compared withthe entire structure it follows that the divanette may be seasonreadily: handled with comparatively little effort; It: aieozheobsorredthat: the so tioo-ary section: supports the sliding) and swinging front.sections when inthe formofa divanand-.alsoforms-the su port for theback. section, which is carried forward and-I downward--' ontosaid;stationary sect-ion I without: thezneeessity'of moving the same frointhe-wall whenthe-struetureis inthe form, of'a; double bed: It willf'albobe ob served that the swinging back and the swinging:

to the sliding or middle; and move-therewith whemthe strnetureis-transformed into a double bed to carry the back forward and downward. to restupon the stationary: section and to carrythefront or swinging section,intxn position "to. be

section, a sli sliding .ward of the: stationary section, said frontswung-from the top ofthe sliding sectionto the front thereof; r

the sliding sectionsection resting on top of the stationary secand thelatter on top of tion when the struct'ureisin the form ofa" divan. p

v 3. A divanette comprising a,

stationary section, a slidingZ section, afr nt; section. hinged to saidsliding section, a back said sliding section and ada'iptedto rest upohinged to n the stationary section when the sliding and front sectionsare shifted for ward of the stationary section, said front sectionresting on top of the section and the latter on top of the stationaryseetion when the structure is in the form of a .divan, and means forsimultaneously shift ing the backvsection down or u and the slidingsect-ion and front hin sections forward or backward from off 0 or on tothe stationa section. 4

4. A divanette compris' a shiftable section, a back sect-ion hi theretoat one side, a front section hiiilged thereto at the opposite side andall sim taneously movable together to transform the structure into a bedor a divan, means for supporting the back section, and means forshifting said sections. v

5. A divanette comprisin a shiftable section, a back section hingethereto atone a front section hinged thereto at the fr nt section= areboth comtogether to-transform the structure into -a bed-'oeadivan,and-means stationary during the movement of said. sections for.supporting the back-section. I r- 6. A divanette comprising a-ishiftablesection,'a' back sectioninged thereto at one side, afront section hingedthereto at the posits side and all simultaneously move together-totransformthe structure into a bed or a divan, and means stationaryduring the movement of said sections for supportingtheback. section andimposition when the structure is'inthe form o f='a divan to support thesliding and front hinged L'A- divanette comprising a sliding sec- .tion,abaekseetion hinged thereto atone side for movement therewith into araised or loweredpositiom-a front section hinged to: said slidingsection at the opposite side thereof and forming-with said, slidingsection' the seat of thestructure in one posit-ion and: means forsupportingthe back section wheninite lowered -pos1tion,.said hingedvfrontsection having means for supporting it when in position to forum:part of the'bed.

8. A divanetteoomprisinga sliding section, a backsection hinged theretoat-one side for-movementitherewith into a raised or lowered 'tion, a!front section hinged to=said-slid1n section atthe opposite side thereofand arming-with said slidingsectime the seat: of'the -ructure intoneposition another-position a= ofthe bed, and for supporting the backsection when in its lowered position, ,said hinged front'sect-ion havingmeans for supporting it when inposition to form a part of .the bed, saidmeans arms when the structumislin the form of a divan.

9.- A divanette comprising a sliding seeside for movement therewith intoa raised or lowered position, a front section hinged thereof and formingwith said sliding section the seat of the structure in one position iand in anotherpositiona section of the bed,

and means for supporting-the back sect-ion when in its loweredposit-ion, said hinged front section having means for supporting it whenin position to form a part of the bed, said means forming the arms whenthe structure is in the formrof a divan,--said arms "having a hingeconnection whereby they may be folded on to the section.

10. A divanette compr a sliding section,'a back sedzion' hinged t'ereto, a front section hinged thereto and resting flatwise thereof uponthe section to form a divan, means for sliding'said sliding sect-ion andfront sect-ion together and raising or lowering theback section, meansfor sup- 'opposite side and all' simultaneously movable tion, abacksectionhinged thereto at one and-in 'another position a sec ionofthebed, I

to said sliding section at the opposite side porting the back section,and [means carried by the front section and forming arms therefor whenthe structure is in the form of a divan and supporting means thereforwhen the structure is in the form of a bed. a

11. A divanette comprisin a sliding section, a back section hinged tiereto, a front section hinged thereto and resting flatwise thereof uponthesliding section to form a divan, means forsliding said slidingsection and front section together and raising o-r lowering the backsection, means for supporting the back section, and means carried by thefront section and forming arms therefor when the structure is in theform of a divan and supportingtmeans therefor when the structure-is inthe form of a bed, said arms foldablyconnected with said front section.

12. A convertible divanette comprising a stationary bed section, asliding bed section shiftable thereover, a swinging back section hingedto the slidingsection, and a front section also hinged to the slidingsection, all of said movable sections shif'table simultaneously, a pairthereof to the front of said stationary section and one thereof on tosaid stationary section to form a double bed.

13. A convertible divanette comprising a stationary bed section, asliding bed sectlon shiftable thereover, a swinging back section hingedto the sliding section, a front section also hinged to the slidinsection, all of said movable sections shi table simultaneously a pairthereof to the front of said stationary section and one thereof on tosaid stationary section to form a double bed, and

pedally operated means for shifting said sections.

14. A divanette comprising a sliding section, a front section hingedthereto, a back section hinged thereto, means linked to said backsection for supporting it, and means connected to the front section andin one position forming the arms thereof and in another positionsupporting meanstherefor.

15. A divanette comprising a sliding section, a front section hingedthereto, a back section hinged thereto, means linked to said tionforming the-arms thereof and in another position supporting meanstherefor.

.17. A divanette comprising a stationary section or frame, a slidingsection movable relatively thereto, a back hinged to said slidingsection and supported in its lowered position by said stationarysection, a reversible section also hinged to said sliding section, andmeans for supporting it.

Signed at Brooklyn, N. Y., this 14th day of September, 1912.

BENJAMIN ENGLAND-ER.

Witnesses:

ALBERT SISSINGH, ADoLrH SAUER.

